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PEACE AT HOME, PEACE IN THE WORLD

MR. RAHM KUMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UN ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY ATTENDED A TV SHOW ON KANAL B
Mr. Rahmi Kuma, President of the United Nations Association of Turkey, attended a television show on Kanal B, on May 21, 2012, at 6 pm. Kuma, who touched upon a variety of topics from politics to economy, from law to social developments, told interesting details in his speech.
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Kuma, who stressed importance of the United Nations Association of Turkey (UNA of Turkey), talked about the recent activities of the Association.

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY

Atatrk Bulvar, 223/7 Ankara, Turkey 06680 90 312 427 2216 Telephone 90 312 427 4283 Fax www.unaturkey.org

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The 40th Plenary Assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) will be held in Rio De Janeiro of Brazil between November 6 and 10, 2012. As represented every year, this year the UNA of Turkey will be represented in the plenary assembly, in which members from registered UNAs will be participating. The plenary assembly, which was previously held in 2009 in Seoul of Republic of Korea, will focus on constitution and more efficient functioning of the UNAs this year. According to the draft schedule, on the 6th of November there will be a special seminar on functioning of the UNAs, whereas on the 7th of November there will be a private session for heads of delegations. Between the 8th and 10th of November, main sessions will be held. We, as the UNA of Turkey, attribute great significance to WFUNA Plenary Assembly, as new UNA members stand as candidates and will succeed the present members of WFUNA Executive Board, whose terms of office have terminated. Mr. Cemil zgl, Ph.D., worked as a member of the WFUNA Executive Board between 2000 and 2006. Including the head of delegation, 5 main representatives, 5 alternates and 5 youth delegates can participate in the plenary assembly. If you also would like to join in the delegation as a member, please contact the secretariat of our Association.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPRESENT OUR YOUTH SECTION IN THE PLENARY ASSEMBLY?

You can learn details for participation to the plenary assembly from associations secretariat.

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ELECTIONS OF THE YOUTH SECTION

After a long working marathon, it is time for elections of the UNA Turkey Youth Section in order to renew the Coordinating Committee and give other Youth Section members an opportunity to get into the management board. Although elections were held in every June, this year it has been delayed to September. Every member, who actively works at the Youth Section, is eligible to run for elections where each position is voted separately. If you wanna run for it, follow elections calendar.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR THE EVENT CALENDAR OF THE NEXT YEAR?

Conference, workshop, seminar, exhibition, get-together, campaign, new projects To make you voice heard, to get louder, to include others To get visible, to make visible, to enable others to see Tell us what we are supposed to do

ELECTIONS OF THE YOUTH SECTION: SEP 2012

If you wanna make your voice heard, get louder!

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Would you like to be our intern?

Would you like to be the third intern in the UNA Turkey Internship Programme, which was launched in 2011? We are waiting for your application if you think you fit into the criteria below. - Preferably Turkish citizen; - Be between the ages of 18-25; - At least a junior student at college (not including preparatory class); - Perfect knowledge of Turkish and English (Another language in addition is an asset); - Ability to use MS Office; - Ability to work in a team and to take initiative.

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY ATATRK BULVARI 223/7 ANKARA, TURKEY, 06680

info@unaturkey.org 0090 312 427 4283 0090 312 427 2216 For the Youth Section; youth@unaturkey.org

Applications are open for the third period of the internship programme of the UNA Turkey